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And you’ll still get 3X American Express Membership Rewards points on flights purchased directly from airlines, and 2X American Express Membership Rewards points for spending at US gas stations and US supermarkets.

I don’t like that the annual fee has increased by $20 per year, but it’s more than offset by the new $100 airline incidental fee credit.

I’ll still use my Chase Sapphire Preferred card for dining, because it earns 2X Chase Ultimate Rewards points at restaurants at home andoverseas. And I like transferring points earned with the card to partners United Airlines, Southwest, and Hyatt.

Chase Ultimate Rewards and American Express Membership Rewards Have Different Transfer Partners

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I selected Delta airlines as my airline for incidental reimbursements. I purchased two $50.00 Delta E-gift cards around September 20th, 2015. I did get the charges reimbursed. I had to wait till the statement came out to get reimbursed. The charges did not get credited back instantly or as soon as they posted. I got my statement credits yesterday on October 10th, 2015. Thought I would let everyone know that gift card purchases worked for me recently with Delta.

People have said that buying $50 airline gift cards counts as an incidental fee.

But reading the terms for my Amex Plat I just got, it specifically says gift cards purchases are not considered incidental. Does anyone know if this is the case (it will apply to the golds premier as well)?

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